Architect Charles Moore's design pulled the front of the house forward 3 feet and added a 6-foot-deep front porch bordered by tapered columns. Extending the house forward allowed Moore to move the living room to the other side of the house and add a foyer and an inglenook in its place. More
Architect Robert Gurney's inventive design updated this early-1910s apartment with 21st-century style. In doing so, Gurney says, the design proved that modern city living can be done in a historical, Beaux Arts-inspired building. More
Blending Asian and contemporary flavors, Studio H+L's James Linville and Lina Husodo recast this Chinese restaurant's ho-hum patio as a hip but friendly sushi bar. Husodo and Linville devised an unusual, contemporary design to identify the new sushi bar as an exclusive, "boutique" eatery. More
When the owners of this house asked for an addition, architect Ralph Cunningham saw a chance to save it from itself. Inside, the addition stepped down oddly and jutted out from the original volume, disrupting the floor plan. More
QuickBooks Premier: Contractor Edition adds a handful of contractor-specific features to the 2003 Premier Edition. At $499.95 for a single user (or $379.95 for an upgrade), the software costs considerably more than the remodeler-approved QuickBooks Pro ($279.95 new, $179.95 for an upgrade). More
Blindly routing wires behind walls and through ceilings can be a tricky task. Using the camera's zoom lens when routing over an extended distance, Sanchez gets a better picture than he would with just his eyes. More
Remodeled during phase one of a whole-house project, this first-floor bathroom was designed to serve, during phase two, as the primary bath for guests and the owners' two young children. Separating the vanity from the bathing area, the shelf creates a partially enclosed space above the sink in which guests can freshen up without looking at bath toys. More
Designer Joe Dellano extends the potential of these interactive presentations using equipment more often found in corporate conference rooms.The president of Design Solutions, Arlington, Mass., runs Chief Architect and AutoCAD on his laptop and connects the computer to an LCD projector that displays the design on a retractable screen. A co-founder of the Residential Design/ Build Institute, Dellano believes strongly in an interactive approach to design. More
To introduce and sell lighting design to his customers, electrician Phil Blosser created a "lighting lab" in Blosser Electric's expanded Telford, Pa., office space. Rather than just talking about lighting design basics, Blosser actually demonstrates to customers how accent, task, and ambient lighting schemes can improve on traditional designs. More
Island Construction owner Barry Riordan "opened up" this master bath and dressing area in a Gulf Coast/Marco Island, Fla., condominium without adding square footage or significant ceiling height. Riordan's visually cohesive design instead creates the illusion of space using clean lines, symmetry, and light. More
